Nau mai whakakao mai ki KUPU 2025.

He taiopenga hai whakahuihui i ngā ringatuhi Māori o te motu, hai whāriki i ō rātou kaupapa tuhituhi, titotito hoki ki te marea.

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Writers Festival – Ticketing & Costs

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Tickets are available now via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/kupu-maori-writers-festival-2025/tickets

Festival Passes

  • $30 — Pāhi Rā 1 · KUPU Day 1
  • $30 — Pāhi Rā 2 · KUPU Day 2
  • $55 — Pāhi Wikena · KUPU Pass (both days)

Gala

  • $100 — Pō Whakanui · KUPU Gala Dinner

Partner Event

  • $30 — 2025 Pikihuia Awards · Te Puia, Sunday 19 October

Payment Methods

  • Credit/Debit Card
  • Zip / Afterpay
  • Invoice

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TE HŌTAKA

Pāhi Rā 1 - KUPU | Ōhinemutu

Friday 17 October · 9:00am–4:00pm · Te Papa-I-Ouru Marae, Ōhinemutu, Rotorua

TimeSessionAuthors
9.00amPōhiriNgāti Whakaue
9.30amWhaikōreroDr Pōia Rewi
10.00amWhakamāori & WhakapākehāDr Karena Kelly, Hēmi Kelly, Dr Vincent Olsen-Reeder, Hana Merereiha
11.00amHe Whānau TuhituhiDr Hona Black, Dr Taiarahia Black
11.30amTe Reo A TūTukiterangi Curtis
12.00pmHe PānuitangaDr Atakohu Middleton
12.30pmWā KaiWhakatūria
1.45pmAtua WāhineHana Tapiata
2.15pmHe Kupu WhakawhetaiMatariki Bennett
3.00pmTe Whakamāori i wā Witi Ihimaera Herea Winitana
3.30pmTe Tuhi i te Reo MāoriWānanga Kaituhi
4.00pmKarakia—

Pāhi Rā 2 - KUPU | Whakarewarewa

Saturday 18 October · 9:00am–4:00pm · Whakarewarewa Village, Rotorua

TimeSessionAuthors
9.00amWhakatauTūhourangi - Ngāti Wāhiao
9.30amTe Ara Reo - A Journey to Identity Through LanguageMike McRoberts, Donovan Farnham
10.15amWhakaora - Instilling the Essence of LifeHira Nathan, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Tracy Manukonga
11.00amPakiwaituhi - Fiction StoriesJ. P. Pomare, Airana Ngarewa
12.00pmWā KaiTe Rau Aroha
12.45pmNga Tuhinga, Hei Whitiata - Writing as Moving PicturesKaren Te Ō Kahurangi Waaka, Hamish Bennett, Tim Worrall, Ramon Te Wake
1.30pmHei Tuku Iho - Stories for the Next GenerationQiane Matata-Sipu, Stacy Gregg, Paula Morris
2.15pmKupu ki te Pepa, Hei Kōha - Words to Paper as a GiftMairātea Mohi, Pania Tahau-Hodges, Jasmine Sargent
3.00pmHei Korowai Kupu - A cloak of WordsNgāhuia Te Awekōtuku
3.30pmKarakia—

Pō Whakanui | KUPU Gala

Saturday 18 October · 6:00pm–late · Te Rau Aroha, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

TimeSessionAuthors
6.00pmDoors open—
7.00pmPōhiriTūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao
7.15pmPatricia GracePatricia Grace
7.30pmKai o te Pō—
7.45pmNgāhuia Te AwekōtukuNgāhuia Te Awekōtuku
8.00pmNikau GraceNikau Grace
8.15pmKārena & Kasey BirdKārena & Kasey Bird
8.45pmDr Monty SoutarDr Monty Soutar
9.00pmMatariki BennettMatariki Bennett
9.15pmMOHIMOHI

Welcome, come together for KUPU 2025.

A festival bringing together Māori writers from across the country, to lay down their stories and compositions before the people.

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